Disinfected closet and the like



July 9, 1940. E. E. VIPOND DISINFECTED CLOSET AND THE LIKE Original Filed Feb. 25, 1938 F I G 13 I VVENTOE' (fie/50M.

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Patented July 9, 1940 UNITED STATES ATENT orFcE Application February 25, 1938, Serial No. 192,536 Renewed December '7, 1939 2 Claims.

The invention relates to disinfected closets and the like, as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing that forms part of the same.

The invention consists essentially in mechanically and automatically opening the feed of a disinfectant directed to the flushing tank and thereby furnishing a cistern of treated water to be used in successive operations for sanitizing each exudation as well as purifying the air of the enclosure round and about the stool, as pointed out in the claims for novelty following a description in detail of the parts and the operation of the whole.

The objects of the invention are first and foremost to condition the air of bathrooms and water closets, especially when the closet is included in the bathroom equipment to insure sanitary measures at all times independently of the careless user; to eifect this mechanical operation without materially changing standard constructions, and generally to maintain sanitary conditions in households and in public buildings.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a standard water closet equipment showing the cistern wall broken away to disclose the interior as well as the added tank or container for the sanitizer.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the operating mechanism connected to the closet mechanism.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the connected operating parts showing the plunger valve secured to the float rod.

Figure 4 is a sectional elevational view showing the position of the plunger valve extending into a liquid disinfectant.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawing, the water closet indicated by the numeral [5 has the water tank l6 connected to the closet by the pipe I! for flushing purposes. The water supply pipe l8 has the valve l9 operated by the long rod 20 of the ball 2 l, which rises and falls as the water is run into and allowed to escape from the water box.

The disinfectant container 22 is placed in the water tank I6 above the water line, and this container may be made of glass, metal or other suitable material, light in weight, and the size and shape shall be sufliciently large enough to contain sufficient disinfectant liquid to last for about one week. The liquid may be poured into the container from the exterior of the water tank 16 through the opening 23 covered by the screw-cap 24.

There is a small aperture 25 in the bottom of the container 22, and the small perpendicular metal bar 26 is inserted into the aperture 25. The bar tapers very thin in size at the upper part, which is inthe container, and the cross bar 21 is fastened to the tapered end of the bar 26 to prevent it from falling out. This cross bar may be made of rubber and when pulled down, it will block the outlet 25. The lower end of the perpendicular rod 25 is thicker and will always remain on the exterior, and the rod will move freely up and down through the opening in the liquid container. The larger or exterior end of the bar or rod 26 is fastened to the long rod of the ball 2 I, and as this rod rises and falls as the water is run into and allowed to escape from the water tank, the bar 26 will be pulled down from its position in the liquid container as the water gradually lowers in the water tank; this allows the liquid to flow out. In some cases the cross bar 21 may be eliminated altogether and the upper end of the vertical bar 26, which is inserted in the container, will then taper to a thicker size so as to block the opening 25 when pulled downwardly. As the water comes into the water box, .the bar 26 is again pushed up by the ball rod 20, as it rises in the incoming water and this continues until the gradual thickness of the bar 26 completely closes the opening in the liquid container.

The flow of the liquid in the meanwhile into the rising water provides a strong disinfectant ready to rush into the toilet bowl on the turn of the handle 28. The whole combination of movements is automatic and constant. The quantity of liquid dripping into the water box when the bar is released will of course depend upon the size of the opening in the bottom of the container. It will of course be very small and regulated to the time it takes for the water to rise and plug up the opening, about one minute, and the quantity required to mix with a given quantity of water in order to produce an effective disinfectant and germ killer. The rod moving up and down will keep the opening in the container from being clogged. It is possible the perpendicular rod moving freely up and down in the opening in the container, as explained, may have to be of a material, or at least the lower part, which can give and take a little, because of the downward movement of the large ball rod and to which it is attached.

When it is required, the top of the water tank it may have to be dome shaped in order to allow sufiicient space for the liquid container and for the vertical movement of the rod.

In the operation of this invention, the turn or the handle 29 used to flush the toilet bowl is all that is required. This operation will displace and remove all matter from this receptacle at the same time flushing the bowl with water previously disinfected, and also leave in the bowl a quantity of water charged with disinfectant. This performance will be repeated every time the flushing handle is turned.

What I claim is:

1. In disinfectant closets, a water tank, a flushing mechanism in said tank and a disinfectant container above the water line in the tank, an opening in the bottom of said container, a flushing mechanism in the water tank comprising a valve and a ball rod, a tapered bar having its thicker end connected to said ball rod and its tapered end extending into said opening in the liquid container, a cross bar adapted to prevent the tapered bar from leaving the container during its vertical movements.

2. In disinfected Water closets, a water tank and a disinfectant container in said tank above the Water line, an aperture in the bottom of said container, a flushing mechanism in the water tank,'a valve and a ball rod, a tapered bar having its lower end connected to the ball rod and adapted to open and close the aperture in the container automatically drawing disinfectant into the water tank and water closet bowl during flushing operations.

E. E. VIPOND. 

